Hi, I’m Azeem Azhar. As a global expert on exponential technologies, I advise governments, some of the world’s largest firms, and investors on how to make sense of our exponential future. Every Sunday, I share my view on developments that I think you should know about in this newsletter.
"Copyright is, and always has been, a compromise between incentivising creators and increasing social welfare by promoting cultural participation, sharing knowledge and affording creative freedoms."
Rather than betting on a horse race between two entities that should not control our information flow or ignoring the stifling effect on creativity of current copyright law, I hope there is more interest in adjusting this compromise in copyright law. It's hard to see how that can happen in the US, but interest and concern will need to preed action.
Important observation:
"Copyright is, and always has been, a compromise between incentivising creators and increasing social welfare by promoting cultural participation, sharing knowledge and affording creative freedoms."
Rather than betting on a horse race between two entities that should not control our information flow or ignoring the stifling effect on creativity of current copyright law, I hope there is more interest in adjusting this compromise in copyright law. It's hard to see how that can happen in the US, but interest and concern will need to preed action.
That was the premise of the medium link I shared.